CROATIA-KOMARNA-PELJESAC BRIDGE-BUILDERS

CROATIA-KOMARNA-PELJESAC BRIDGE-BUILDERS

(220728) -- KOMARNA, July 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Foreign employees of the Peljesac Bridge Project Ana Vulic and her husband Talman Damtare pose for a photo at the construction site of the bridge project in Komarna, Croatia on April 27, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Builders of Peljesac Bridge in Croatia thrilled at completion of project" (China Road and Bridge Corporation/Handout via Xinhua)

Chinese-built bridge brings hope for transnational couple in Croatia

STORY: Chinese-built bridge brings hope for transnational couple in Croatia DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: KOMARNA, Croatia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): ANA VULIC, TALMAN DAMTARE STORYLINE: The Peljesac Bridge, connecting Croatia's mainland with its southernmost region, is also a symbol of happiness for Croatian-born Ana Vulic, 32, and 34-year-old Talman Damtare, a native of Togo in Africa. SOUNDBITE (English): TALMAN DAMTARE "We both studied Chinese language in Nanjing Normal University, that's how we met in the summer of 2009. We both got a scholarship to study Chinese language before we started studying our majors and went to different cities. I was working for a company in Shanghai and Ana was here (in Croatia) because of the pregnancy. We preferred for her to be here for the healthcare. At that time we actually started looking on the Internet (to see) if there are any Chinese companies in Croatia who will engage me so that I can be together with her during th